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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04

~ has been noted that the eigh-
teen delegates" constituting the
late Iowa FERTILIZATION State Conven-
ton, constructed platform Of only
fourteen planks-not quite n plank
apiece. That illustrates the grow
ing scsreitv Of timber.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04

THE Fifth Annual state fair will
I've held At Topeka, Sept. ~ to "a in
elusive. s0,OO0 win he awarded i'm
premiums; also 81 90 for best gen
eral display by counties. Passenger
raies viii be one cent per mile.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04

HERINGrON has contracted for an
opera house, ll4-50 feet aud three
stories high, with basement. Six
thousand brick will be used in its
s-oDrsr urfton
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04

IoHS PEHBEEroN. LeavenwOrth
Junction, says there will be a big
rzin-storm August 8. The Leaven-
vorth Tfiaes says "Let 'er go. Gal
laeher.n
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04

THE 81 Joe club has dropped out
of the Western League, leaving but
sevea elulls On the league. Topeka
coafinsss 20 occupy arst place.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04

Foar scorr has nineteen natural
"a wells.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04

KEVrUtEy votes for governor 90
asy.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04

The extreme simplicity Of is deelsnsions
viii be shown In the way EaA . man, Il
declined:
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09
WILLIAM A. WHEELER DEAD.
He Passes Away to the Realms Above
on Saturday Morning.

MALONE, N. Y, June 5.-Hon.
William Almon Wheeler died here at
1910 O'CLOCK Saturday morning. He
was born in this place on the 30th OF
June, 1919. His father died when he
was eight years old, leaving his mother
in poor circumstances to take care OF
him and his two sisters. Mrs. Wheel
er worked hard and succeeded in keeping
her son at school until has was capable
of earning his livelihood as a teacher.
Later on he went to the university
of Vermont for two years and there
studied law for four years. when he was
admitted to thebar. From that time
on until he was relieved of the vice
presidency he always held public office
of some kind. Briefly, some OF the Of
fees to which, he was at various times
elected were town clerk, school COM
missioner, school ihsoectOr, Malone !;
district attorney OF Franklin county,
twice a member Of assembly, and once
state senator.
Hs was represe sentative in congress
thirty-seyenth and forty. seventh ses-
sions, and in 1877 took possession of
the vice. presidents chair with Il. B.
Hayes as president. Shortly after 60
ing into this Office his wife died, and
thereafter his whole nature seemed
changed, and he rarely appeared in
public at any of the receptions in
Washington or elsewhere.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09

of the representatives of the people and
of the press, which urges the Governor
to call an extra session of the Legisla-
ture for the purpose ofre enacting the
lost bill. True, extra sessions are ex-
pensive, but the gain by having the
revenue bill made law would exceed
that expense by 100000, and con-
sequently the recalling of the Legisla-
ture would pay in the end. If moth
ing is done in the matter it will sim
ply be another illustration of how cor
porations are iayored and how they
can do as they please
Since writing the above article we
see that Governor Beavers chief oh
lection to calling an extra session il
removed, rs nearly all the members of
the legislature expressed their willing
ness to serve during such session
without pay.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09
Heavy Storms In the West.

CINCINNATI, June GA terrific
thunderstorm, accompanied hy heavy
rainfall, visited this region. The thun.
der was almost continuous, and 1t was
nf that decorating kind unaccompanied
by reyerberation. Lightning struck the
rod OF the spire of the second Presby.e-
1ian church, and near the ground leap
ed TO shade tree ard tore it 10 splin-
ters. 1t disabled 400 telephone instru-
ments by melting The wires. No other
serious damage by lightning has been
reported. The rain flooded cellars in
Newport seriously. and in Cincinnati
caused much damage 10y washing de-
bris from The hillsides into the high
ways,
Further advice from the storm at
Oberlin state that the water carried a.
way neatly all the town bridges, and
rose several feet above the floors on Pro-
fessor, Mill, Main, and Pleasant street.
DR.. Bunce's Office was lloated away
several feet. The gas works were del
uged, Gilchrist's lumber yard and
planning mill was much damaged. The
front Of the carriage works was block
AIDED with logs from Swift's lumber
yard. About fifty houses were flooded.
The damage is estimated at from SIS :
600 to $40, 600.
AtZanesvilIe, Ohio, lightning struck
the Black Diamond manufacturing
company's works, and the establish
ment was burned. Loss $1,000 in
surance about $4,000 Lightning was
unnsually destructive at various points
throughout the state.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09
The --latest From the Accident.

ALTOONA, Pa, June 5.-The scene
of the disaster was visited to day by
thousands Of people from al! the sur
rounding towns. Five o: the victims,
Messrs. Weiser, Myers, Soldiers, Roop
and Stewart We're buried 10 day. Will
co viii be inferred tomorrow at Ty
rome. Neill's body will be taken Ia
.Shaver's Creek aud Thernfell's re-
mains which were gathered up in n
blanket will be sent TO ATdenheim. Pa ,
for interment. OF the injured, Mich.
ael Wolfner, Il Hungarian, Is at the
Altoona hospital and said TO be in "a
dying condition. Tom and George
Iliosto, llungarians. Casino Gasha, n
Russian, and Nael Varna. more or less
hurt are recovering. The latter had "A
narrow escape from instant death. He
was standing close 10 the drllers when
the explosion took place. Twenty tons
of stone fell within ten inches of him,
but he was only slightly injured. Some
huge bGulders fell on the bodies of My
ers, Roop and Neil. crushing them into
an unrecogni2able mass. The follow
ing is the verdict of the cOroneU's jury:
death was caused by an explosion in
the Cambria iron company's stone
quarry at Birmingham, Pa, supposed
TO be caused 10y the action Of a
drill on the rock, which diill was in
the hands OF Stewart and Soldiers, who
were endeavoring 10 take on, the lamp.
ing, and this caused a spark from fric
tinn 10 explode the powder, which was
supposed TO have been exploded be-
fore" Within 400 feet Of the scene Of
the calamity is stored 1000 kegs of
powder aud thousands of dynamite
cartridges.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09
AT WORK ON THE BILLS.
The Governor Approves Some But
Finds Many to Veto as Well.

HARRISBURG, June 4-The following
bills were signed by Governor Beaver to-
day:
Amending an act for the better protection
of the wages of mechanics, miners, laborers
and others; providing the manner of collect
ing claims when liens have been filed
against the real estate of the employer 10
fully compensate ST. Paul's Orphans Home
mt Butler, for educating soldiers orphans
amending the act regulating mutual insur-
ance companies TO aid the State Normal
School, of the Thirteenth district relating
TO husband and wife, defining the rights
and power over the property, 10 make con-
veyance and contracts, etc ; supplement To
an act to amend the grant of public lands of
the United States 10 the several States and
appropriation bills as follows
For the Southern Home for Destitute
Children of Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania
Working Home for Blind Men, for the Will
Transport Hospital, for additional buildings
at the Erie Soldiers Home, for Harrisburg
Hospital, for monument over grave of Cor
poral Rhial, for balance due Thomas III.
Singley, keeper of Marion Hospital at Erie
for monument over grave of Governor
Thomas Mifflin, for Allworth Hospital. for
New Castle Hospital for Reading Hospital,
for Bradford City Hospital, for Philadelphia
OrthopRdic Hospital, for Hamat Hospital
Association of Erie, for Northern Home for
Friendless Children, for Central State Nor
NAL School. at Lock Haven for Lancaster
Home for Friendless Children.
The following bills or parts of bills were
vetoed
Making an appropriation for the insane
hospital at Norristown of 10000 for addi-
tional furniture and equipments the item
of SIS, 900 for liquidating the balauce of in
debtedness on the Homeopathic Medical
and Surgical Hospital and Dispensary at
Pittsburg: the item of s., 900 for the compile
ton of buildings at the Pennsylvania In
dustrial Home for Blind Women the item
of 81, 900 for payment of mortgage indebt-
edness on the Allegheny General Hospital ;
the item of Sl2, 900 for completing and fur
nishing buildings for Lackawanna Hospital
at Scranton the item of -, 800 for the erec-
ton of laundry and kitchen at the West
ern Pennsylvania Deaf and Dumb lnstitu-
ton: the item of so, 900 for the year 1887 for
the erection, completion and furnishing of
a building for 120 feeble-minded children
afflicted with epilepsy at the Training
School for Predetermined Children at
Elwyn, Delaware county; the item OF SD
900 in the appropriation for the centennial
celebration of the anniversary OF the franz
ing of the Federal Constitution at Philadcl-
phia in September.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09

When his term of Office lad expired
he retired to his home in Malone and
secluded himself as much as possible
from all his old friends. Lately he de-
clined rapidly aud It was apparent
that his demise was only matter of u
short time.
DR.. Gay was In almost constant at
tendance, and the dying man could
hardly bear him out of sight. Friday
afternoon he seemed more cheerful
than usual. He talked with unusual
animation, but as night approached his
spirits failed and he became alarmingly
worse, Finally he lapsed into com.
atose condition and passed quietly
without II sign of recognition Of those
about him. The once strong and ag-
gressiye political leader was wasted to
almost shadow of his former self.
or late years Mr.. Wheeler spent a
great deal of money in charity aud i'm
proving the condition of the poor In his
native locality. Mr.. Wheeler had been
u republican from the formation Of the
party and before that timo had been n
whip.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09
WHOSE FAULT WAS 1T ?
The Failure of the Revenue Bill Laid
on the Senate.

Representative John B. Robinson,
Was in the city yesterday, in speaking
of the revenue bill, said The Gov
ernor ought to call an extra session. II
would cost the State nothing as the
members would not have the cheek to
ask for pay for few days. service.
The same mistake about an important
bill took place last session, but fortun
ately the error was discoyered In time
and the bill called and signed
"Regarding whose fault it is that
this revenue bill has failed it will
probably never be known, but | have
my own conviction, based on what oc-
CURED with bills had in charge, that
the fault is on the Senate side. Mes
sage Clerk Taylor was one of the most
careful and conscientious officials on
the Hill and won the respect of all the
House side by his cleverness. The Sen
eat has q fashion of cbargingevery error
on the House Chief Clerk Losch, one of
themost competent OF officials, was dur
ing the session charged with some mis-
take; so was Resident Clerk VOORHEES,,
another excellent and accurate officer
by the Senate Clerks, and when it was
investigated it was found the fault
was on the Senate side.
THE revenue bill did not go through
in The last hours, but early in the last
week, when there was plenty OF time
and no particular rush."
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09

EVERY day President Cleveland's
popularity seems to increase and his
strength Us the next candidate for the
high Office which he now fills with
such undisputed efficiency becomes
more and more .apparant. Thefollcwing
conversation which was had onthe sub
ject between two representatives from
Texas and ne ewspaper reporter at
Washington will explain itself and
can be taken as q finger board to
the approaching campaign of 1888:
"What do the people of your state think
OF the president >" asked the reporter Of
Representative Stewart who had come TO
the National capital the other morning.
There is no opposition in Texas 10 the
president" was the reply. ''The Texas
delegation will he unanimous for his re-
nomination. And on this subject l can
South is for Cleveland. There is no oppoSi-
tion In him and in the convention The Will
have the solid hearty and enthusiastic sup
port of our people, His popularity increas-
es rs the people know more of him. He
has given the country an honest and econo
mical administration, and in the national
convention next year he will be renomina-
ted by acclamation. He will be renomina-
tel and reelected"
Representative Sayers, of Texas, who has
Just come from his home 10 attend the
commencement exercises at Annapolis rs
one of the board of visitors TO the naval Il
cademy, was also interviewed. He corrob-
grated all that Mr. Stewart had said in re
gard 10 the democratic enthusiasm for the
president in Texas. He said there was but
one sentiment in that state rs 10 the next
canvass and that was for Cleveland"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09
AN IMPORTANT RAILROAD
SCHEME.
JAY Could About to Monopolizc the
Entire Western Freight Traffic.

CHICAGO, June "a local paper as
serts that Jay Couldhas successfullytak-
en- the first step toward the completion
of a most important railroad scheme.
/. comtemplates relieving st. Louis
and Chicago of the necessity of dis
tributng grain and PROVISIONS, and even
live stock, to the East and European
markets, and draining the grain pro-
ducing sections Of the southwest into
the Mississippi river below the ice
point, and thence by barge lines 10
New Orleans and by steamers to
foreign ports, or by the same means Of
transportation or rail to eastern domes-
tic points Of consumption.
The article says "The first inti-
nation of Could's contemplated scheme
was given by the purchase of tie Little
Rock, Mississippi & Texas and the Lit
tie Rock " Fort Smith railroads. AT
first it was not thought that there was
any peculiar significance Ia tie tral s.
action but it now transpires that he
means TO use them as a link for new
outlet for his Missouri Pacific system
to the East and Europe.
Lie HtAI SttP, ~ 10 Sta'u, VIII oV
the linking of the Little Rock purchas-
es with the Missouri Pacific system.
which will be done at Fort Gibson, Oh
the Missouri, Kansas ss& Texas. The
contracts have just been let for the
construction Of a line from Van Burrn,
on the Little Rock & Fort Smith, to
Fort Gibson. THIS will give IA direct
line to Arkansas City on the Missis.
sippi river.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09
Chairman Co. CONS. Convention

GOVERNOR BEAVER vetoed the State
Capitol Improvement bill and gives as
his reason the uncertainty as to the
revenues. (" Now we never thought
much of patch work on public build
ings and especially not on the state
capitol buildings, and since the pro-
ject OF erecting new capitol has gone
under we are satisfied to see the repair
bill 60 along with it. But the Gov
ernor's reason for vetoing the bill
brings us back to the mysterious fail
ure OF the revenue bill. If according
to his opinion the revenues of the
state are uncertain, or in other words,
unequal to the expenses, then the loss
OF the new revenue bill is indeed a
great loss to the treasury of the state,
and we join in the general sentiment
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09
--
Death of Chief Justice Mcrcur.

PHILADELPHIA, June 6.-Chief JUS
tice Mereur,o of the state supreme court,
who has been i'll for the past ten days
with pneumonia, died at the residence
of his son at Wallingford, Delaware
county, this morning.
SKETCH or MS LIFE
Hon. Ulysses Mercur WAS born at Towan-
da, Pa, May 2S, 1918. lie graduated from
the Jefferson college, Canonsburg, nj the
age of II. He read law in the office of
Judge William Mckemon, of PittSburg.
He was delegate 10 the convention that
nominated John c. Fremont for president,
and was Lincoln presidential elector in
1860. He was appointed judge of the COM
mon pleas court of Bradford county in 1862,
and was subsequently elected 10 ill the
same position for a term of ten years. In
the fall of 1864 he was elected 10 congress.
He served several terms in congress. He
became n chief justice of the supreme court
in January, 1888 His ancestors went 10
Bradford county from Lancaster county,
and his early professional career was spent
In that locality, where he had eminent sue
cess NJ the bar, and was conspicuous in pol
iticS. He was formerly a democrat, and rs
such took m active interest in politics, and
was elected To the Thirticth congress. He
was a frcqu ent delegate To state conventions
and n leading counsellor in the party. The
detection Of David Wilmot, and other cir
cumstanccS before the war changed the po-
litical complexion of that region and Mrr-
eur became a republican. He was elected
To iudgcship of the local courts, hut after
five or six years service thereon, resigned
10 accept an election 10 the Forty-Sccond
congress which he served with much dis
tinction. In 1872, in the famous Buckalcw-
Hartranft campaign, he was the nominee of
the republican party for judge of the SUI
prcmc court, and was elected 10y Il large ma
jority which his party had. Since then his
career has been solely judicial, and in the
course of time he attained the chief Justice
ship of the court from which, had he lived,
he would have retired on January /. He
was a known candidate for reelection, but
Quay and other republican bosses had de-
creed his defeat and il was generally be-
lieved he would not have been nominated,
though many of the lawyers of the state had
declared for him and he had Il great many
influential friends. His daughter is the
wife of Colonel Il. Frank Eshleman, of Lam
caster. His son Rodney is practical law
yer in Towanda. James resides NJ Wall
ingford John practices medicine in Phila-
delpha. Another son, Ulysses, jr., iS
student in Philadelphia. Judge Mercur's
wife, who survives him, is Il sister of Gen.
W. W. II. Davis, Of Doylcstown.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09
BLOOMINGTON, Ills, Sep. IS. 1882

BLOOMINGTON, Ills, Sep. is. 1882.
Messrs. F. j. Cheney IL Co., Toledo,
Ohio :-IIave taken Halls CatarrlI
Cure. Had catarih all my life ; am as
years old. Had asthma 10 years, and
d eadful cough for five years. Have
taken everything went to the Hot
Springs; have doctored with the doc
tors here; have done nothing but take
medicine for 10 years. When | COM
menced using Halls Catarrh Cure |
was almost dead. sent foc the doctor
the day | got Uall's Catarrh Cure and
I told him that / would die any way
and that would try your medicine. |
was very bad. How | suffered for 8
yearsl / could hardly breathe at times.
[ saw Halls Catarrh Cure advertised
in the papers and commenced taking 1t.
I would have been under the ground to-
day if 1t had not been for that. ! have
not had one bad spell Of coughing since.
In breathing my head feels well and
am well. 1t has done me "A thousand
dollars worth of good. There are ten
of nv friends, on seeing what it had
done for me, taking it, and it is helping
them. I only wish that every one who
has catarrh, asthma and a bad cough
could see me, so that | could tell them
all to take it. All that know me here
know how | have suffered, II have
been here since 1858 and say to me
that 81 am 80 glad that you found
something that could cure you" Ev-
eryone says, "how much better you
look.n The doctors say they are glad
found Halls Catarlh Cure as they
could not cure me.
| cannot express my gratitude to you
for the good Halls Catarrh Cure has
done me. You can use as much of this
letter as will do the afflicted good. Pub.
lish it to the whole world-it is all true
and they should know it.
JOSEPHINE CHRIsMAN,
406 East North Street.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09
Announcements.

Tie fo''o,-iag are H,s prices charged 70,
announcements ,H tsss lH.rr. .hsriH. N5.uU
Treasurer, S5.og; oi other .g.o,y, $a.o5.
suCGErr.
We are authorized g. Announce ASpEEw =,
oCRER. Of Miles township. rs candidate foI
Sheriff subject 10 the decision of the Democrat
ic County Convention.
We are authorized 10 announce WILLIAM
TSiiLER, of Benncr township. a- 2 candidate ioI
Sheriff. Subicc, 10 the decision OF the Democrat
ic County Convention
We are authorized 20 announce JorS q.
MILLS. oi Huston township. a. u candidate luI
sheriff subject Ia The decision Of the Demo,
cratic County Convention.
We are authorized to announce J T. J. Hoy. OF
Marion township aS candidate Tor sheriff
subject 10 the decision OF The Democratic
County Convention
TREASURER
We arc authorized TO announce JAcon EIsEN,
UuTH, OF Mlllhe!m Borough. aS 4 candidate for
County Treasurer, subject 20 the declsion OF
the Democratic County Convention.
We are authorized 10 announce JusHuA T.
POTTER OF Potter township, IS = candidate for
County Treasurer. subject 10 The decision of the
Democratic County Convention.
We are authorized 20 announce Joseph
SMITH, of Gregg township, n a candidate iol
County. Treasurer, subject 20 the decision OF
the Democratic County Convention.
We are authorized to Announce GEORGE w.
SrANGIER. OF Potter townSh ip, n a candidate
for County Treasurer, subject 10 the decision
of the Democratic County Convention.
REGISTER.
We are authorized TO announce w. j. CARIIN.
Of Miles township, as 4 candidate for Register,
subject 10 the decision OF the Democratic Coun-
~ Convention.
We are authorized 10 announce JOHN A.
RUPP, OF College township, ~ 4 candidate ior
Register subject to the decision OF the Demo-
cratic County Convention.
RECORDER
We are authorized TO announce ID. /. ZEEny.
of Miilhcim Borough, as a candidate for the
Office OF Recorder, subject 10 the decision of
the Democratic County Convention.
We are authorized TO announce w. .GALER
MORRISON. Of Worth township, rs a candidate
for Recorder. subject to the decision OF the
Democratic County convention.
COMMISSIONER.
We are authorized 10 announce JACOB EMER-
lex, OF Penn township, FOR commissioner, sub
iect 10 Democratic rules.
We are authorized 10 announce NJ. =. FLED
LER. OF lIaIncs township. for Commissioner,
subject to Democratic rules.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09

Deadly Results of Premature Blasts
In stone Qunrrics.

HUNTINGTON, Pa, June AT
o'clock yesterday afternoon a prema'
iure explosion of dynamite occurred al
at the Cambria stone quarry near Rir-
mingham, in this county, killing seven
men and severely injuring several 9TH
ers. An unusually heavy blast bad
been prepared in the morning, which
failed To explode, and In the afternoon
while using chain drill in the same
opening a spark from the limestones
ignitcd the powder aud dynamite,
causing terrific explosion, which
buried immense rocks in every direct
uon. The men were all assembled al
the mouth Of the opening when the ex
plosion occurred, aud some of them
were hurled over the side of tho noun
tain, four hundred feet below.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09

CURRENT reports have it that ex-
governor A. G.. Curtin may re enter
the political field as candidate for
congress from the newly formed
twentieth congressional district, con-
sisting of Centre, Clearfeld, Clarion,
Elk and Forest counties. If true il
viii be q surprise all around as the
ex-governor was pretty generally con-
sidered to be On the retired list of poll
ticians.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09

THE great number of distinguished
men of this country who have gone to
eternity in the past two years has been
Joined by two more in the death OF
Ex-Vice President William A. Wheel
er, which occurred on Sunday last. and
that of Chief Justice Mercur, who died
last Monday. A short biography OF
these men may be found in another
column.